Special Education TODAY
CEC’s Partners Reflect on 50 Years of IDEA: Let’s Go Learn
November 29, 2025 marks the 50th anniversary of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). Originally passed as the Education for All Handicapped Children Act, this landmark legislation...
CEC2026: Innovative Access; Innovation Redefined
CEC’s 2026 Convention and Expo offers countless professional development and learning opportunities, hitting on the most pressing and important topics in the field. CEC 2026 will feature two topic...
Department of Education Moves Key Programs to Other Agencies
On Tuesday, Education Secretary Linda McMahon took the next step toward the Administration’s goal of closing the U.S. Department of Education (ED) with an announcement to move various critical...
Read more >Spotlight on an Emerging Leader: Sarah Hornback
Sarah Hornback is a special education teacher at Chancelight Behavioral Health, Therapy and Education and a graduate student at Ball State University. For Sarah, joining CEC’s Student and Early...
Read more >IDEA at Risk: Move to HHS Still Expected
On Tuesday, November 18, the U.S. Department of Education announced six agreements to transfer key functions to other agencies, including one to move the Office of Elementary and Secondary Education...
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